Da Nang strives to organise many table tennis tournaments, aimed at creating a healthy and useful playground for players to exchange, compete, and develop their expertise. From these tournaments, excellent and talented athletes are selected to compete in national table tennis championships and achieve success.

Many tournaments were successfully organized, contributing to promoting the development of the table tennis movement. IN PHOTO: Athletes compete at the 2024 Da Nang City Open Table Tennis Tournament for Youth, Children and Adolescents. Photo: P.N

The 2024 National Table Tennis Championships for Youth, Teenagers and Children has just been successfully held at the city’s Tien Son Sports Arena. The large-scale tournament has attracted more than 900 athletes from 32 units in provinces, cities, and sectors across the country.

The athletes competed in seven categories of men's team, women's team, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, men's singles, and women's singles for 3 age groups: youth (22-23 years old, 20-21 years old, 18-19 years old, 16-17 years old), teenagers (14-15 years old, 12-13 years old), and children (10-11 years old, 9 years old and under).

The matches at the tournament have been dramatic and attractive, and of high professional quality.

The Da Nang table tennis team has achieved success with 8 athletes winning medals. Specifically, Ngo Thuy Tien has won a gold medal in women's doubles, a silver medal in women's team, and a silver medal in women's singles for the 17-18 age group. Le Minh Khang has grabbed a gold medal in men's doubles for the 20-21 age group. Dang Le Anh Tuan has taken a bronze medal in men's singles for the 20-21 age group. Vo Dang Khanh Nhi and Mai Nguyen Bao Tran have earned a silver medal in women's team for the 17-18 age group. Nguyen Anh Dai, Nguyen Minh Toan and Tran Minh Quy have won the bronze medal in the men's team for the 17-18 age group.

According to the Head of the Office of Physical Education and Sports Management under the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Le Thi My Hanh, the 2024 National Table Tennis Championships for Youth, Teenagers and Children has drawn a large number of athletes with a high level of competition.

She also highly appraised the results achieved by the Da Nang table tennis team, which was mainly attributed the great efforts and strong determination of the athletes and coaches. At previous national championships, the Da Nang team was named among the top localities on the medal tally.

The good results at national tournaments show the progress of the Da Nang table tennis movement. In recent years, the city’s Table Tennis Federation has encouraged and created the best conditions for table tennis clubs to develop and spread this sport in the community.

The system of table tennis training and competition grounds has been invested in and upgraded by the clubs. In particular, the training grounds at clubs such as Phan Chau Trinh, Le Hong Phong, Thien Phuc Sportn and Doan Ket attract many athletes.

Every year, the municipal Table Tennis Federation organises three large-scale tournaments including the Da Nang Open Table Tennis Tournament for Teams and Doubles, the Da Nang Open Table Tennis Tournament for Clubs, and the Da Nang Table Tennis Tournament for Youth, Teenagers and Children.

According to Mr. Le Minh Hung, Chairman of the city’s Table Tennis Federation, the purpose of the tournaments is to create a healthy and useful playground for clubs and teams inside and outside the city to compete, exchange, learn, and improve their professional skills. This, thereby, contributes to promoting the movement of physical exercise and sports among the people.

Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Trong Thao acknowledged that table tennis is one of the strengths, helping the city's sports achieve success in major tournaments.

Currently, the table tennis movement is gradually developing and spreading widely in the city. Many table tennis courts have been invested in by units and localities with modern facilities, meeting the entertainment needs of local people.

Most recently, the Sports and Physical Training Centre has been put into operation, including a table tennis court to ensure the organisation of large-scale tournaments.

Currently, the city is promoting socialisation in organizing tournaments. This is the basis for the table tennis movement in particular and the sports and physical training movement in general in the city to further develop.

Reporting by PHI NONG - Translating by M.DUNG, T.TUNG